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storm could be much worse than irene. here in maryland and farther up the coast including in new jersey. and that's where elaine quijano is, elaine? >> reporter: well, chip, we're in the town of bayhead, new jersey, which is especially vulnerable it sits just ten feet above sea level and like other coastal communities residents here have been ordered to evacuate. >> no, man, we have to go home, state of emergency. >> reporter: the race is on along the jersey shore to leave ahead of hurricane sandy. >> i got it, i got it. >> reporter: ted smith evacuated his 81-year-old mother althea from their house in bayhead. he's worried about the water pushing through their beach front home. >> the ocean will definitely come up this far. i mean if we look at the ocean right now, i mean it's coming up pretty high. >> reporter: throughout the region people from coastal towns are jamming highways and roads to escape the storm. forecasters predict as winds push water on shore, a storm surge could cause water levels to rise six to 11 feet,
storm could be much worse than irene. here in maryland and farther up the coast including in new jersey. and that's where elaine quijano is, elaine? >> reporter: well, chip, we're in the town of bayhead, new jersey, which is especially vulnerable it sits just ten feet above sea level and like other coastal communities residents here have been ordered to evacuate. >> no, man, we have to go home, state of emergency. >> reporter: the race is on along the jersey shore to leave...
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irene being the last time. we didn't hit that hard enough, right at the coast, from jersey shore up through new york city, long island, you get the bigger numbers. because of the shape of the land, it's going to help that southwest to -- southeast to the northwest flow. other spots will have a surge. we're talking 60 to 80 miles an hour winds in that red area, boston, pittsburgh is included. washington, d.c., even. the purple area all of the way through maine, 40 to 60-mile-per-hour winds. you have emphasized sam how many times how big this is. this storm is going to here for a long time and we'll be following it throughout the entire thing. >>> thank you, ginger. >>> meanwhile, 5,000 miles to the west, another breaking story we're watching very closely right now. a massive earthquake off the west coast, triggering a tsunami for hawaii. our affiliate in hawaii reports. >> reporter: very serious situation in hawaii. earlier this morning, the civil servicish shug an evacuation. they are seeing some of those tsuna
irene being the last time. we didn't hit that hard enough, right at the coast, from jersey shore up through new york city, long island, you get the bigger numbers. because of the shape of the land, it's going to help that southwest to -- southeast to the northwest flow. other spots will have a surge. we're talking 60 to 80 miles an hour winds in that red area, boston, pittsburgh is included. washington, d.c., even. the purple area all of the way through maine, 40 to 60-mile-per-hour winds. you...
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this is nothing like irene. it was a tropical storm, warm and it was just water. we may get the wind here. we may get some property damage and people here are bracing for some power outages. so that's about it for now. we're fortunate. for irene we actually had a tornado, haven't had anything like that in terms of property damage. lots of flooding that we've shown you. you showed the viewers footage from dewey beach, lots of that type flooding throughout the area because of all the water in coastal delaware, over 50,000 people ordered out, evacuations. it's a lot more than that now because a lot of people have left on their own. >> we'd like to see bruce a bit closer in. >> someone was giving him grief for being in a shelter earlier. we won't do that ever again. we also saw pictures out of atlantic city where the storm actually went ashore. you have entire sections of the boardwalk atlantic city washed out to the ocean, haven't seen anything like that. >> it's a powerful storm. we always tell crews in the field on days like this safety is their top priority. here'
this is nothing like irene. it was a tropical storm, warm and it was just water. we may get the wind here. we may get some property damage and people here are bracing for some power outages. so that's about it for now. we're fortunate. for irene we actually had a tornado, haven't had anything like that in terms of property damage. lots of flooding that we've shown you. you showed the viewers footage from dewey beach, lots of that type flooding throughout the area because of all the water in...
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irene, this was as high as irene got, and i think we'll get another couple of feet on top. >> another couple of feet on top of what we're experiencing now, again. water -- when you go down the street it's high thy-high already. >> all right. i'm curious how is he going to get those kids out, but we've run out of time, so maybe we'll get back to you, and maybe he can help us understand how he is moving the family out with that little boat. >> if are you trying to fly out of the northeast, are you probably out of luck. thousands of flights canceled because of the storm. we'll show you where. i've been a superintendent for 30 some years at many different park service units across the united states. the only time i've ever had a break is when i was on maternity leave. i have retired from doing this one thing that i loved. now, i'm going to be able to have the time to explore something different. it's like another chapter. anncr: every president inherits few have faced so many. four years later... our enemies have been brought to justice. our heroes are coming home. assembly lines are humm
irene, this was as high as irene got, and i think we'll get another couple of feet on top. >> another couple of feet on top of what we're experiencing now, again. water -- when you go down the street it's high thy-high already. >> all right. i'm curious how is he going to get those kids out, but we've run out of time, so maybe we'll get back to you, and maybe he can help us understand how he is moving the family out with that little boat. >> if are you trying to fly out of the...
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a lot of people feel that i got through irene, i can get through this. this is a different type of storm. first of all, it's going to cause greater flooding in areas that were not flooded during irene. the wind in areas that were not hit by irene with wind problems, those areas -- people really need to take seriously and be prepared. it's almost getting to the point where it's too late because finding food, finding water, finding flashlights and generators is becoming impossible now. >> sir, good advice. hopefully people are getting good advice. jerome hauer, we'll let you get back to work. we appreciate you taking time out of our schedule. this is msnbc's extended coverage of this october surprise, hurricane sandy looming over a huge area of the eastern u.s., threatening to disrupt things for tens of millions of people, over nearly a quarter of the lower 48 states. we're back after this. when a twinge of back pain surprises him. morning starts in high spirits, but there's a growing pain in his lower back. as lines grow longer, his pain continues to ling
a lot of people feel that i got through irene, i can get through this. this is a different type of storm. first of all, it's going to cause greater flooding in areas that were not flooded during irene. the wind in areas that were not hit by irene with wind problems, those areas -- people really need to take seriously and be prepared. it's almost getting to the point where it's too late because finding food, finding water, finding flashlights and generators is becoming impossible now. >>...
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since irene failed to do the damage here in new york city that many predicted, some people, like this family, who live in the evacuation zone, are refusing to heed the warnings for sandy. >> we have diapers, we have water. you know, just hoping to make the best of it. >> reporter: there are long lines as the supermarket tonight. >> it really is a mad house. >> reporter: yeah. >> like, oh, my god. >> reporter: the streets are crackling not with panic but with with an upbeat, pre-apocalyptic vibe. >> i'm a new yorker. come on, what do you want to do? >> reporter: got to admire her spirit. one piece of breaking news from here in new york. we just learned that the stock market will be closed tomorrow. there were concerns if they tried to stay open, they might lose power during the course of the day. back to you. >> and a few people over your shoulder still getting into the subway. dan harris, thank you. >>> and in addition to the subway shutdown in new york city, air travel is shutting down tonight, as well. so far, more than 6,000 flights have been canceled. ripple effects around the cou
since irene failed to do the damage here in new york city that many predicted, some people, like this family, who live in the evacuation zone, are refusing to heed the warnings for sandy. >> we have diapers, we have water. you know, just hoping to make the best of it. >> reporter: there are long lines as the supermarket tonight. >> it really is a mad house. >> reporter: yeah. >> like, oh, my god. >> reporter: the streets are crackling not with panic but with...
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we got through irene. this will be tougher, but we can get through this also. >> are you finding people are heeding the warnings already, sir? >> yes. we have about 150-plus folks in our shelters. we're getting tweet information @michaelnutter. our 311 system is getting a lot of calls. people asking for information. i think people know we're taking this seriously. president obama signed an emergency declaration. we're working through our state and governor corbett. we're constantly pumping out information to folks. people know that this is the real deal. they knew that irene was tough. this is going to be tougher and probably last longer because this is a slow moving storm. so it's just going to expand on the amount of rain and wind and that's a tough combination for us in a big old northeastern city. >> it sure is. mayor michael nutter joins us from philadelphia. thank you, sir, for your time. we certainly appreciate it. let's head to baltimore, shall we? let's chat with stephanie rowelings blake. she's t
we got through irene. this will be tougher, but we can get through this also. >> are you finding people are heeding the warnings already, sir? >> yes. we have about 150-plus folks in our shelters. we're getting tweet information @michaelnutter. our 311 system is getting a lot of calls. people asking for information. i think people know we're taking this seriously. president obama signed an emergency declaration. we're working through our state and governor corbett. we're constantly...
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but that was at the height of irene. irene came on shore well to our north. this storm will bring this water up as much as another eight feet, which means the boardwalk will be compromised and the water will be going over the top of that. that's why this area's been evacuated. shelters are open. there's been 600 people that have taken advantage of that. just spoke with an official from the fire department here. a few minor calls into the asbury park fire department with some trees and some power lines down but no widespread damage as of yet. and no rescue operations under way. they certainly hope that trend will continue through the overnight period. in the next 12 hours, that's when things are going to get really hairy. carol? >> rob marciano reporting live from asbury park. thank you, rob, appreciate it. if you want a sense of just how seriously local officials are taking this approaching storm, consider this -- the new jersey weather service issued this dire warning yesterday for anyone ignoring the evacuation orders. quote, if you are reluctant, think abo
but that was at the height of irene. irene came on shore well to our north. this storm will bring this water up as much as another eight feet, which means the boardwalk will be compromised and the water will be going over the top of that. that's why this area's been evacuated. shelters are open. there's been 600 people that have taken advantage of that. just spoke with an official from the fire department here. a few minor calls into the asbury park fire department with some trees and some...
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since irene failed to do the damage here in new york city that many experts predicted, some people, like this family, who live in the evacuation zone, are refusing to heed the warnings for sandy. >> we have diapers, we have water. you know, just hoping to make the best of it. >> reporter: there are long lines at the supermarket tonight. >> it really is a mad house. >> reporter: yeah. >> like, oh, my god. >> reporter: but the streets are crackling not with panic, but with a sort of upbeat, pre-apocalyptic vibe. >> i'm a new yorker. come on, what do you want to do? what do you want to do? panic? we're new yorkers. >> reporter: hard not to enjoy her spirit. agree with her or not. one last bit of news from new york, david. the new york stock exchange announcing late today that they will be closed tomorrow, however, people will still be able to trade stocks online electronically. back to you. >> she was a classic new yorker, dan. love the resiliency. dan harris, thank you. >>> in addition to the subway shutdown in new york city, air travel is shutting down, as well. just this hour, we learned
since irene failed to do the damage here in new york city that many experts predicted, some people, like this family, who live in the evacuation zone, are refusing to heed the warnings for sandy. >> we have diapers, we have water. you know, just hoping to make the best of it. >> reporter: there are long lines at the supermarket tonight. >> it really is a mad house. >> reporter: yeah. >> like, oh, my god. >> reporter: but the streets are crackling not with...
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we learned our lesson from irene where people got stranded on trains. amtrak, service is suspended throughout much if not all of the northeast corridor, veronica. not easy to get around. people may be driving a little bit this morning. i wouldn't recommend it. this afternoon and evening will be the worst of it. this was very interesting. this is what it looked like as we went throughout yesterday afternoon and evening with all the airplanes in the sky. all the airplanes trying to avoid the storm getting out of harm's way and doing their typical rounds. this is what it looks like this morning. early in the morning, you wouldn't be expecting a lot of planes flying. one plane over central pennsylvania, no planes in the air this morning at this hour over new england or the mid-atlantic as sandy approaches. all those flights already canceled. >> lots of stokes stranded. bill, thanks. >>> sandy is a big enough storm to make wall street shutter. the nasdaq has been stopped all trading today. it's the first day they have been stopped in all stocks since the day
we learned our lesson from irene where people got stranded on trains. amtrak, service is suspended throughout much if not all of the northeast corridor, veronica. not easy to get around. people may be driving a little bit this morning. i wouldn't recommend it. this afternoon and evening will be the worst of it. this was very interesting. this is what it looked like as we went throughout yesterday afternoon and evening with all the airplanes in the sky. all the airplanes trying to avoid the...
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. >> irene last year didn't look like this after it hit. >> they expect the storm will pound a wide area for several days. >> sandy has interacted with cold air from the north and it's become a post tropical cyclone. it's not a tropical cyclone anymore but the field of heavy rain and strong winds are expanding and things will get even worse bause the center of a former hurricane sandy is expected to move into the new jersey coast. extremely dangerous storm surge combined with high tide could cause flooding. that's why hundreds of thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate. it's going to move through pennsylvania into new york city. rain will spread as much as 2000 millimeters with 300 millimeters possibly into wednesday. temperatures are on the chilly side. look at this only 8 degrees in washington, d.c. 10 degrees in philadelphia. lots of heavy know is occurring along the appalachians. we'll will joined later on in the program for more of our updates. president obama and republican challenger mitt romney hav cancelled their campaign appearances. obama returned to the white house
. >> irene last year didn't look like this after it hit. >> they expect the storm will pound a wide area for several days. >> sandy has interacted with cold air from the north and it's become a post tropical cyclone. it's not a tropical cyclone anymore but the field of heavy rain and strong winds are expanding and things will get even worse bause the center of a former hurricane sandy is expected to move into the new jersey coast. extremely dangerous storm surge combined with...
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the last one was last year for irene. this is different. the water levels are projected to be much higher than that. they are making other plans. broadway shows canceled tonight and tomorrow as well as the physical trading floor here in lower manhattan. that's shut down as well. thomas, we are in for a long haul as you can see, weather wise, we haven't started yet. >> it's a bizarre storm. this abundance of caution is the way to go until we know more. michelle franzen, thank you. >>> it is the second time in as many years the densely populated northeast correspond had to prepare for a massive hurricane. coming up, an expert in public health and disaster will address the question of how ready we are this time around. keep it locked in here. this is the extended coverage of hurricane sandy. we are back with you after this. [ male announcer ] research suggests cell health plays a key role throughout our lives. one a day men's 50+ is a complete multi-vitamin designed for men's health concerns as we age. it has more of 7 antioxidants to support
the last one was last year for irene. this is different. the water levels are projected to be much higher than that. they are making other plans. broadway shows canceled tonight and tomorrow as well as the physical trading floor here in lower manhattan. that's shut down as well. thomas, we are in for a long haul as you can see, weather wise, we haven't started yet. >> it's a bizarre storm. this abundance of caution is the way to go until we know more. michelle franzen, thank you....
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remember irene it was a tropical storm moves through new york city. but it tracks right from basically southward to north more of a parallel track to the coast. what sandy will do during the day on monday it will make a sharp turn to the left. that is producing the dangerous storm surge across long island new york city and even northern portions of new jersey something else unique to the system sandy and also talking about a hybrid system post tropical where it will have snow on the back end of it blizzard warnings across the state of west virginia with locally up to 2 feet of snow possible with higher elevations strong winds cold temperatures will produce dangerous conditions. >> that's the whackiest thing i have covered dozens of them it's a clam feeling you feel like the tropical atmosphere coming at you. this doesn't feel anything like that. >> is it doesn't we are talking upper 50s. feels chilly feels more like a nor' easter. that is what sandy will become once it makes land fall across central new jersey and technicalities really we haven't seen
remember irene it was a tropical storm moves through new york city. but it tracks right from basically southward to north more of a parallel track to the coast. what sandy will do during the day on monday it will make a sharp turn to the left. that is producing the dangerous storm surge across long island new york city and even northern portions of new jersey something else unique to the system sandy and also talking about a hybrid system post tropical where it will have snow on the back end of...
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last year irene left 7 million homes without power. so even before sandy's hurricane winds and rain, utility crews are out trimming tree, putting crews in place. >> it looks pretty ominous. >> reporter: vince mahone has been with the utility that serves south jersey including atlantic city for 28 years and has never seen a storm like this and knows a lot of his customers are going to lose electricity. >> the best thing is to be prepared and i think that's what we are. we're prepared for what the worst can bring. >> reporter: new jersey's governor declaring a state of emergency, warned residents they could be without power for a week to ten days, and chris christie says he's worried that residents might put generators indoors or run extension cords in a haphazard way to get some electricity. >> that's a good new jersey rule, if it looks stupid, it is stupid. >> reporter: already crews from mexico to iowa are in their trucks driving to the east coast in front of sandy's wrath. so how bad could it be? believe it or not, this guy thinks he
last year irene left 7 million homes without power. so even before sandy's hurricane winds and rain, utility crews are out trimming tree, putting crews in place. >> it looks pretty ominous. >> reporter: vince mahone has been with the utility that serves south jersey including atlantic city for 28 years and has never seen a storm like this and knows a lot of his customers are going to lose electricity. >> the best thing is to be prepared and i think that's what we are. we're...
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damage from irene topped $14 billion. and sandy could wreak even more havoc. >> certainly having lived through it. i lost everything in my basement. i had up to ten feet of water in my house. this is a concern. >> reporter: governor cuomo has declared a state of emergency in preparation for sandy's impact. and mayor michael bloomberg warned new york city residents to brace themselves. >> there's the possibility of parts of our city flooding or high winds that could force certain bridges to be closed. >> reporter: last year, in advance of irene, mayor bloomberg made the unprecedented order to evacuate low-lying areas of the city and shut down the subway system. as sandy barrels north, the city's more than 7 million strap hangers await a decision about another possible shutdown. and mayor bloomberg says the subway system will shut down if the wind speeds exceed 39 miles per hour. now, he also recommends that residents put together a go pack with all of the essentials, should you need to evacuate at a moment's notice. >> pot
damage from irene topped $14 billion. and sandy could wreak even more havoc. >> certainly having lived through it. i lost everything in my basement. i had up to ten feet of water in my house. this is a concern. >> reporter: governor cuomo has declared a state of emergency in preparation for sandy's impact. and mayor michael bloomberg warned new york city residents to brace themselves. >> there's the possibility of parts of our city flooding or high winds that could force...
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didn't go under water with irene but by a foot, this is forecast to be feet higher than irene. here's the east side river. we'll talk about south street seaport on up here under the bridges. all of this along the waterway at least flooded if we get that 11-foot surge. then we are back up here, this is belmont island and roosevelt island, we are okay. red hook is here in zone a. you must be gone. they are going to turn off power, the heat and all of this. all of a sudden if all the water is surging into new jersey as well, i know this says zone a, that's new york, but on the other side of the river, it will flood as well. we'll keep you up-to-date. >>> chad myers, don't go far, because i need you here to help me out. chad is standing right behind me, that's why i am looking over my shoulder. if you don't live in new york but have visited new york city, you know how huge the subway system and how big the city is there. this is no joke. when they close down subways, buses and mass transit systems in new york city, they are not playing around. that is a huge undertaking. it is rare
didn't go under water with irene but by a foot, this is forecast to be feet higher than irene. here's the east side river. we'll talk about south street seaport on up here under the bridges. all of this along the waterway at least flooded if we get that 11-foot surge. then we are back up here, this is belmont island and roosevelt island, we are okay. red hook is here in zone a. you must be gone. they are going to turn off power, the heat and all of this. all of a sudden if all the water is...
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the last time was hurricane irene, that was august of last year. this resident lives right on the beach. he, of course, is worried about the waves. >> i'm really, really worried because they just told a friend of mine they think it is going to hit the bay. bay and ocean is going to come together. >> the storm surge along some areas of the east is expected to be 11 feet or higher. and just made worse by the full moon. >> absolutely. hurricane sandy at this hour is still hundreds of miles offshore. but even from that distance, she has battered the coast of north carolina. fierce, unrelenting winds blew off the water all day sunday. the rain that came with it flooded towns inland from the shore. now a cold front is moving in from the west. that is a chilly and unusual aftereffect for a hurricane. people in the carolinas and along much of the east coast scrambled to secure their boats. sandy's outer bands washed away this 30-foot boat and several others along north carolina's crystal coast. some boats were pushed on shore and a mobile home park ended u
the last time was hurricane irene, that was august of last year. this resident lives right on the beach. he, of course, is worried about the waves. >> i'm really, really worried because they just told a friend of mine they think it is going to hit the bay. bay and ocean is going to come together. >> the storm surge along some areas of the east is expected to be 11 feet or higher. and just made worse by the full moon. >> absolutely. hurricane sandy at this hour is still...
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. >> reporter: sandy could create a storm surge larger than last year's hurricane irene. possibly filling the subway tunnels with water. >> lower manhattan is the most vulnerable spot for a storm surge. >> no doubt about they expect this to be a large problem for central new jersey, including philadelphia, atlantic city, new york city all of the way up toward boston. something that we need to pay attenti attention to. >>> now, potentially new york city, where hurricane irene last year wasn't so bad in the city itself, what would you say to people who are tempted to write this off? >> i want to remind folks about that hurricane, it was a bad storm, dan, it just didn't deliver the wind damage that new york city expected and the surge wasn't really here. but if you look innd where it was catastrophic flooding and so many folks were acted that storm. it was a terrible storm. this storm hurricane center said that it will have all of those elements focused on these big population areas, and new york city is one of them. i'm going to ask everyone to be prepared. >> all right, be
. >> reporter: sandy could create a storm surge larger than last year's hurricane irene. possibly filling the subway tunnels with water. >> lower manhattan is the most vulnerable spot for a storm surge. >> no doubt about they expect this to be a large problem for central new jersey, including philadelphia, atlantic city, new york city all of the way up toward boston. something that we need to pay attenti attention to. >>> now, potentially new york city, where...
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you have irene 14 months ago, now this. do your models tell you that this is going to be a more likely scenario over the next, i don't know, 20 or 30 years? >> well, carl, we do model scenarios like this, believe it or not. maybe not exactly this scenario but ones of this kind of severity. and for us i would say it's a manageable event financially. i don't think there's any question that things are different now. at least they have been over the last couple of years. you might expect a company like ours has skilled analytical professionals who do this work in conjunction with industry groups and the weather patterns have been quite different. the question really is, is this a permanent change, or is this just a cycle we're going through which we've had many weather cycles throughout history, as you know. i don't think the answer to that is clear yet. >> right. and, liam, i have to ask you, the impacts on the industry as well as the consumer here, when you hear about these sorts of hurricanes and you hear about the estimated
you have irene 14 months ago, now this. do your models tell you that this is going to be a more likely scenario over the next, i don't know, 20 or 30 years? >> well, carl, we do model scenarios like this, believe it or not. maybe not exactly this scenario but ones of this kind of severity. and for us i would say it's a manageable event financially. i don't think there's any question that things are different now. at least they have been over the last couple of years. you might expect a...
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rob, last year just before hurricane irene, chris christie told people in no uncertain terms and i will quote him here, get the hell outfit beach. my question to you, are people heeding his message to get out and get to safer ground? >> reporter: you know, they are. and you may remember, he caught some criticism for using those strong words last year after what people along the immediate jersey shore felt was an overreaction. certainly after irene's disaster, turned out to be a wise choice, especially for those living along the immediately shoreline. here in asbury park and up and down the northern coastline of new jersey, they have certainly heeded his warning. here's a look at the surf that continues to pour in. the tide is actually receding now. but i've only seen it go down maybe five, ten feet in the last 20 minutes because the actual surge continues to push water over what should be dry, sandy beach here. but obviously that's not the case. so i think throughout the afternoon, even though the tide is going down, we're going to see it hold where it is. and when high tide comes again
rob, last year just before hurricane irene, chris christie told people in no uncertain terms and i will quote him here, get the hell outfit beach. my question to you, are people heeding his message to get out and get to safer ground? >> reporter: you know, they are. and you may remember, he caught some criticism for using those strong words last year after what people along the immediate jersey shore felt was an overreaction. certainly after irene's disaster, turned out to be a wise...
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it is already at irene levels. and the question is going to be what level does the surge take us to later on this afternoon, later this evening when it's actually high tide. and that's -- if there's a possible area of concern that is it. that's what we are monitoring closely now. as an added precaution today, we are announcing that we are going to close the holland tunnel and the brooklyn battery tunnel the brooklyn battle tunnel renamed the u.l. carey tunnel at 2:00 today. >> to expand on what governor cuomo is talking about, when you heard the concern about storm surge. look over my shoulder, you see the water here at the hudson river and the new york harbor. if it comes over those walls which is five feet over the water level right now, you'll have problems where the water gets into the subway system and the electrical system. i say that it's five feet over, storm surge predicted from 6 to 12 feet. that could be catastrophic. >> wow. >> jim axelrod, thank you. >>> we won't go back to jeff glor in atlantic city.
it is already at irene levels. and the question is going to be what level does the surge take us to later on this afternoon, later this evening when it's actually high tide. and that's -- if there's a possible area of concern that is it. that's what we are monitoring closely now. as an added precaution today, we are announcing that we are going to close the holland tunnel and the brooklyn battery tunnel the brooklyn battle tunnel renamed the u.l. carey tunnel at 2:00 today. >> to expand...
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the last time you did this, was it irene? >> it was. it was tropical storm irene in august 2011 where we essentially successfully helped to get people to safety before the storm, and then shutdown the transportation network in an orderly manner to protect the employees and equipment. >> before that, do you remember a time that we did this? >> weather-related -- that is probably the last time in memory we can recall shutting down the system. >> go ahead, chad. >> i know from riding the subway that the whole system is a sieve, and water can come in anywhere, did you sandbag low-lying subway entrances to try to stop the water from coming in? >> yes, absolutely. we have done the sandbagging at various locations to take the steps to protect our infrastructure. now, anyone who travels new york on occasion sees razed subway grates where we have taken efforts to raze them above street levels to prevent the flood water from enters the system. >> thank you, kevin ortiz, from the mta, and great information and the best of luck to you, and we may b
the last time you did this, was it irene? >> it was. it was tropical storm irene in august 2011 where we essentially successfully helped to get people to safety before the storm, and then shutdown the transportation network in an orderly manner to protect the employees and equipment. >> before that, do you remember a time that we did this? >> weather-related -- that is probably the last time in memory we can recall shutting down the system. >> go ahead, chad. >> i...
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hurricane irene was 1.2 million, impacted house hodes. this is 2.4 million impacted households. 1.2million of the 2.4 million from pfeag, 935,000 from jcp and l. 195,000 from atlantic city electric, and 45,000 from orange and rockland. during hurricane irene restoration took eight days for full restoration. for hurricane sandy the full restoration may in fact take longer. full damage assessment will not be complete until 24 to 48 hours due to some of the weather delays. they cannot develop the timeframe for restoration until damage assessments are underway and obviously these difficult weather conditions are making this more of a challenge. however, the utility companies have continued to reach out to other states for assistance, and we are expecting additional linemen, servicemen and tree-clearing workers from states as far away as texas and indiana and even folks coming from to us from canada. it will remain extremely dangerous in areas where trees and wires are down, i ask people to use extreme caution, assume that any wire you see dow
hurricane irene was 1.2 million, impacted house hodes. this is 2.4 million impacted households. 1.2million of the 2.4 million from pfeag, 935,000 from jcp and l. 195,000 from atlantic city electric, and 45,000 from orange and rockland. during hurricane irene restoration took eight days for full restoration. for hurricane sandy the full restoration may in fact take longer. full damage assessment will not be complete until 24 to 48 hours due to some of the weather delays. they cannot develop the...
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during hurricane irene, when irene came and barreled through the northeast last year, there were points on the island where the atlantic ocean, touching the day. what they have done, is they have closed the bridge here for any incoming traffic unless you are a first responder person or a member of the media. martha: we are hearing that people have pretty much cleared out. anyone who doesn't heed those warnings -- we do see some people out on the boardwalk there. >> yes, in fact, yesterday, they were picking up people, sending them to shelters. if you take a look at the boardwalk over here, there are quite a few people. it is not just the media. what we are worried about is the storm surge and 20-foot waves on top of that lambing into these hotels. some people are asking us questions, saying that we really don't understand what is going on. please, explain all of us. this is something that is an unprecedented storm they are dealing with, and something that should be taken seriously. martha: seriously, the 11-foot storm surge and waves on top of that -- you were talking about the second s
during hurricane irene, when irene came and barreled through the northeast last year, there were points on the island where the atlantic ocean, touching the day. what they have done, is they have closed the bridge here for any incoming traffic unless you are a first responder person or a member of the media. martha: we are hearing that people have pretty much cleared out. anyone who doesn't heed those warnings -- we do see some people out on the boardwalk there. >> yes, in fact,...
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. >> and you mentioned irene, and while that was a year ago, new york city did not get pummeled by irene. the mayor of new york city is urging very seriously to take this warning of this storm. there's nothing going to be no hot water, there's going to be no heat in those low-lying areas, he certainly is encurlinging people to go to those evacuation locations or seek higher ground, or find a friend who is in a higher level place. >> i felt for the mayor when i was in lincoln, nebraska do my first weather show. call for the radar, is the radar there? and it never showed up. the mayor talked about -- but we made one here for you to all of the low areas that would be if we do get this eight to ten b and then all of a sudden we have a whole other list of things to do. in all of those public places, they are going to turn off the heat and the water and ac. they won't need ac, this is going to be a cold storm, they want people out of there, they truly do. >> just as we were talking, we have some new information involving the new york stock exchange. of course that's lower manhattan, according
. >> and you mentioned irene, and while that was a year ago, new york city did not get pummeled by irene. the mayor of new york city is urging very seriously to take this warning of this storm. there's nothing going to be no hot water, there's going to be no heat in those low-lying areas, he certainly is encurlinging people to go to those evacuation locations or seek higher ground, or find a friend who is in a higher level place. >> i felt for the mayor when i was in lincoln,...
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we lucked out with irene, and i don't know. this may be worse. >> nbc's tom strong traung is l rehoboth beach, delaware. any residents left? >> they have about eight hours, the governor issues a mandatory evacuation area. everybody must be out by 8:00. look down the beach, have you several dozen people trying to get their last glimpse. right now, low tide. looks pretty impressive. come high tide, around 6:30, it wouldn't be a surprise if we didn't see water coming up to this fence here. all around rehoboth beach, a lot of businesses boarded up. people making runs to the grocery store, water short, bread is short. people did what they could in terms of preparation. they had about eight hours, around that time, this area will be shut down. cut off the bridges and roads into here it won't be a very pleasant place to stay if the electricity is going to go out. which is a likelihood. 2,000 utility workers and we're talking about the maryland/dc area, baltimore areas, and states of emergencies in those areas as well. a lot of people
we lucked out with irene, and i don't know. this may be worse. >> nbc's tom strong traung is l rehoboth beach, delaware. any residents left? >> they have about eight hours, the governor issues a mandatory evacuation area. everybody must be out by 8:00. look down the beach, have you several dozen people trying to get their last glimpse. right now, low tide. looks pretty impressive. come high tide, around 6:30, it wouldn't be a surprise if we didn't see water coming up to this fence...
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i mean, twhapd during irene? >> caller: well, i have to tell you, i was here personally, the same way. and probably, it was exactly the same scenario. i think most people are heeding the warning and are staying home and staying put. and that's allowing them to stay safe and not, you know, causing the unnecessary injury or illness from occurring. >> yeah. similarity. so, so far, so good, right? >> caller: so far, so good. we are keeping our fingers crossed. like i said, we have extra staff on board tonight. everybody's bunking out at the hospital. we are waiting to see, you know, if we are needed. >> doctor, this is heather, i did want to ask you a question. i know you don't want to talk specifically about the situation right now at the new york medical center where they are evacuating people. but what happens when have you patients who are on ventilators? they have at least four infants on ventilator there is. they are having to evacuate them and take them out of the hospital, carry patients down the stairwells.
i mean, twhapd during irene? >> caller: well, i have to tell you, i was here personally, the same way. and probably, it was exactly the same scenario. i think most people are heeding the warning and are staying home and staying put. and that's allowing them to stay safe and not, you know, causing the unnecessary injury or illness from occurring. >> yeah. similarity. so, so far, so good, right? >> caller: so far, so good. we are keeping our fingers crossed. like i said, we have...
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when irene came through. they're worried about flooding there. everybody is keeping a close eye on the storm surge, on the amount of rain that this storm brings in today. >> we saw just last hour surfers out there and people walking on the beach. has that subsided? >> i haven't seen it out here within the last hour, but when you talk about the rip currents out there, when you talk about the winds that are coming in with this storm, it's just not the smartest thing to do. it's not the safest thing to do because you don't want to get caught off guard with the power of this storm as the storm moves inward. >> george howell, take good care, you and the crew there. thank you so much. >>> ten days before the presidential election and you were just seeing what hurricane sandy is packing right now. mitt romney had a rally in virginia beach set for sunday, has opted to cancel that. the vice president was supposed to go to the same town. joe biden cancelled so local law enforcement could focus on what the storm may bri
when irene came through. they're worried about flooding there. everybody is keeping a close eye on the storm surge, on the amount of rain that this storm brings in today. >> we saw just last hour surfers out there and people walking on the beach. has that subsided? >> i haven't seen it out here within the last hour, but when you talk about the rip currents out there, when you talk about the winds that are coming in with this storm, it's just not the smartest thing to do. it's not...
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what we lucked out with irene. this may be worse. >> the time to prepare is now over. people need to now stay inside and hunker down. emergency officials in new jersey said, "this is the worst case scenario ago they are predicting record flooding and power outages that could last as much as two weeks. >> daniel, thank you. the time, 9:10. more hurricane sandy coverage coming up, including a check on the roads and bridges. >> we will also be checking on the right -- on the aerial -- area roads if you do have to travel. that is next. >> here is a live look from virginia beach. a photographer brian off the lens. it is looking nasty there. this is an ocean city. coming right back. >> time to take a look at the morning commute. it is a busy one, as you might imagine. if you do not have to be on the russ, we discourage you from going out there. outlook -- some good news to report on that accident. that is gone. we have some downed wires, and that of course could create some power outages. we will let you know if be here of anything. river parkway, at 175, we had a defective
what we lucked out with irene. this may be worse. >> the time to prepare is now over. people need to now stay inside and hunker down. emergency officials in new jersey said, "this is the worst case scenario ago they are predicting record flooding and power outages that could last as much as two weeks. >> daniel, thank you. the time, 9:10. more hurricane sandy coverage coming up, including a check on the roads and bridges. >> we will also be checking on the right -- on the...
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>> certainly looks to be a more powerful storm than irene was last year. as we recall, it was a little over $5 billion for our industry for that particular storm. certainly that was just the property and casualty side, not the flooding, so we expect that this will be at least of that magnitude, although we don't know for sure until there's been some real estimates, and it takes usually a couple of weeks for us to get any real hard numbers that we can track. >> don griffin, thanks for your thoughts tonight, appreciate it. >> thank you. a lot of the focus today has been on new york city because it is the financial center of the country, but clearly points further south and soon to the north are in trouble as well. hampton pearson is live in washington where federal workers will get another day off tomorrow. hampton? >> reporter: hi, michelle. more about that in a moment. we did get word late this afternoon that treasury secretary the guy anyner had a meeting with the financial security oversight council about financial markets, hurricane sandy approaching an
>> certainly looks to be a more powerful storm than irene was last year. as we recall, it was a little over $5 billion for our industry for that particular storm. certainly that was just the property and casualty side, not the flooding, so we expect that this will be at least of that magnitude, although we don't know for sure until there's been some real estimates, and it takes usually a couple of weeks for us to get any real hard numbers that we can track. >> don griffin, thanks...
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because of irene, are you even more prepared at this point, governor? >> well, we certainly have learned a lot with every storm. we have a great first responder emergency response community in our state. they've been preparing for many days. that being said, this is a significant one. we're seeing a lot of flooding already. we expect people will be without power for a long time. it's a slow moving storm. going to be several tidal cycles. significant impact throughout the state. >> compared to last year with both of those events that we had, you think there's going to be longer and more people without power? >> i do. i think the storm will be here longer for sure. it's slow moving. we expect more people without power. the utilities have been bringing people in from throughout the country so that's a positive. the challenge is that it's so long lasting, the winds are going to be so strong that it could be some period of time before the utilities can actually put people up in their bucket trucks to put poles back up. >> are the centers full near the coast?
because of irene, are you even more prepared at this point, governor? >> well, we certainly have learned a lot with every storm. we have a great first responder emergency response community in our state. they've been preparing for many days. that being said, this is a significant one. we're seeing a lot of flooding already. we expect people will be without power for a long time. it's a slow moving storm. going to be several tidal cycles. significant impact throughout the state. >>...
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while irene produced massive flooding and was a $4.5 billion disaster, this storm has every possibility of being worse than that. part of the problem is because of the depth wind is stronger than many storms that move in and the storm surge is stronger as well. this is so expensive, i have heard people say is a thousand miles across. it is not, it is 2,200 mi. across and reaches all across from the canadian maritime to the midwest. clouds will increase and so will win here in chicago. if this storm comes westward, look at the band's coming into the area. this is a hybrid storm. it is not a pure hurricane. it is a winter storm in a hurricane within it. it will be much like the perfect storm was. these are worse than hurricanes because they are much larger and the wind can pile up much larger waves. national geographic a feature on how it changed the shape of the entire eastern coast line after that storm went ashore. here is how wind is blowing here in chicago. it will pick up and pile up these big waves. if you look at the radar you can see the circulation center right there. this is th
while irene produced massive flooding and was a $4.5 billion disaster, this storm has every possibility of being worse than that. part of the problem is because of the depth wind is stronger than many storms that move in and the storm surge is stronger as well. this is so expensive, i have heard people say is a thousand miles across. it is not, it is 2,200 mi. across and reaches all across from the canadian maritime to the midwest. clouds will increase and so will win here in chicago. if this...
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even with irene -- i'm going back to the same story, but irene was a hurricane. it looked great coming out of the bahamas. a big beautiful eye weatherwise and then it died. we thought, gosh, this thing might come back. let's keep watching. keep telling people it's going to be bad because it's going to come back. this thing right here, this thing looks terrible. sandy looks terrible right now. if sandy does not come back, it will be a significantly lower storm, significantly lower threshold and obviously a lot less power outage and lot less trees down, a lot less wind. it's not there. it's not in the forecast. the computers aren't saying it, but they weren't for irene either. >> we're getting a new forecast at the top of the hour. chad will be back for that. thanks very much. >> you're welcome. >>> up next, a controversial new political ad aiming at getting out the youth vote. our political panel is standing by to discuss that and a lot more. ♪ ♪ ♪ i have a cold... i took dayquil, but i still have a runny nose. [ male announcer ] truth is, dayquil doesn't wo
even with irene -- i'm going back to the same story, but irene was a hurricane. it looked great coming out of the bahamas. a big beautiful eye weatherwise and then it died. we thought, gosh, this thing might come back. let's keep watching. keep telling people it's going to be bad because it's going to come back. this thing right here, this thing looks terrible. sandy looks terrible right now. if sandy does not come back, it will be a significantly lower storm, significantly lower threshold and...
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. >> reporter: so far the number of flight cancellations is more than last year during hurricane irene and it could take airlines days before they return to their normal operations. here at sfo i want to show you the departure board. you can see all of these cancellations but look at this right here t says that one of the flights going to new york is on time. now, as the storm changes throughout the day, flights could change, as well. so the best thing that travelers can do, check your flight status early. keep in mind that it could change and if you do need to make any changes try to do it at home over the phone or on your computer so that you can avoid the lines at the airport. at sfo, elissa harrington, cbs 5. >> thank you. >>> a fire in a new york city neighborhood flooded by super storm sandy destroyed at least 50 homes. more than 190 firefighters still battling the blaze this morning. it's in queens. firefighters say about 25 people are trapped in the upstairs unit of the apartment building and that some rescues are now being carried out by boat because of chest-high water on the
. >> reporter: so far the number of flight cancellations is more than last year during hurricane irene and it could take airlines days before they return to their normal operations. here at sfo i want to show you the departure board. you can see all of these cancellations but look at this right here t says that one of the flights going to new york is on time. now, as the storm changes throughout the day, flights could change, as well. so the best thing that travelers can do, check your...